No disadvantage in outcome of using matched unrelated donors as compared with matched sibling donors for bone marrow transplantation in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in second remission.

• We evaluated the outcome of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in second remission (2CR), comparing bone marrow transplantation (BMT) using either matched sibling donors or unrelated donors (URDs).

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Pediatrik (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Pediatrics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Adolescent

Adult

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Child

Child

Preschool

Graft vs Host Disease

HLA Antigens

Histocompatibility

Humans

Infant

Nuclear Family

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

therapy

Remission Induction

Tissue Donors

Transplantation Conditioning

Treatment Outcome

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)